List of National Historic Landmarks in Illinois

There are 84 National Historic Landmarks in Illinois, including Eads Bridge which spans into Missouri and which the National Park Service credits to Missouri's National Historic Landmark list. This list include not only those on the National Historic Landmarks, but the Illinois State Historic Sites and National Park Service areas in Illinois that overlap. In addition, there is one landmark designation that was withdrawn. These are a subset of the Registered Historic Places in Illinois.

Current NHLs in Illinois

The following is a complete list of all 84 NHLs in Illinois. They are listed here under their National Historic Landmark program names. A cross-reference list giving Illinois state historic site names, which may differ, appears further below.

Former NHLs in Illinois

tate Historic Sites

There are more than 50 Illinois state historic sites owned and operated by the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency. At least 12 overlap with the NHL list above. The state historic sites are:
*Albany Mounds State Historic Site, Whiteside County
*Apple River Fort State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County
*Bishop Hill State Historic Site, (also an NHL, listed above) Henry County
*Black Hawk State Historic Site, Rock Island County
*Bryant Cottage State Historic Site, Piatt County
*Buel House, Pope County
*Cahokia Courthouse State Historic Site, St. Clair County
*Cahokia Mounds State Historic Site, Madison County and St. Clair County
*Campbell's Island State Memorial, Rock Island County
*Carl Sandburg State Historic Site, Knox County
*Dana-Thomas House State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Sangamon County
*David Davis Mansion State Historic Site, (also an NHL), McLean County
*Douglas Tomb State Historic Site, Cook County
*Fort de Chartres State Historic Site, Randolph County
*Fort Kaskaskia State Historic Site, Randolph County
*Governor Bond State Memorial, Randolph County
*Governor Coles State Memorial, Madison County
*Governor Horner State Memorial, Cook County
*Grand Village of the Illinois, LaSalle County (also an NHL, listed as "Old Kaskaskia Village" above)
*Illinois Vietnam Veterans Memorial, Sangamon County
*Jarrot Mansion State Historic Site, (also an NHL), St. Clair County
*Jubilee College State Historic Site, Peoria County
*Kaskadia Bell State Memorial, Randolph County
*Kincaid Mounds State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Massac County
*Lewis and Clark State Historic Site, Madison County
*Lincoln-Herndon Law Offices State Historic Site, Sangamon County
*Lincoln Log Cabin State Historic Site, Coles County
*Lincoln Monument, Lee County
*Lincoln Tomb State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Sangamon County
*Lincoln Trail State Memorial, Lawrence County
*Lincoln's New Salem State Historic Site, Menard County
*Lovejoy State Memorial, Madison County
*Martin-Boismenue House, St. Clair County
*Metamora Courthouse State Historic Site, Woodford County
*Mount Pulaski Courthouse State Historic Site, Logan County
*Norwegian Settlers Memorial, La Salle County
*Old Market House State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County
*Old State Capitol State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Sangamon County
*Pierre Menard Home State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Randolph County
*Postville Courthouse State Historic Site, Logan County
*Pullman Site, (also an NHL), including Hotel Florence, Cook County
*Rose Hotel, Hardin County
*Shawneetown Bank State Historic Site, Gallatin County
*U.S. Grant Home State Historic Site, (also an NHL), Jo Daviess County
*Vachel Lindsay Home, (also an NHL), Sangamon County
*Vandalia State House State Historic Site, Fayette County
*Washburne House State Historic Site, Jo Daviess County
*Wild Bill Hickok Memorial, LaSalle County
*World War II Illinois Veterans Memorial, Sangamon County

National Park Service Areas in Illinois

Also of historic interest are two areas administered by or affiliated with the U.S. National Park Service:
*Chicago Portage National Historic Site (unusual among NHSs, as it is not operated by NPS, but rather is operated by the Cook County Forest Preserve District)
*Lincoln Home National Historic Site (also an NHL, listed above)There are no other National Park Service units in Illinois.

ee also

*List of Registered Historic Places in Illinois
*List of National Historic Landmarks by state
*National Historic Landmark
*List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state

References

External links

*cite web|publisher=National Park Service|url=http://www.cr.nps.gov/nhl/designations/Lists/IL01.pdf |title=National Historic Landmarks Survey: List of National Historic Landmarks by State--Illinois (83)|accessdate=2007-11-12 Note this lists 84 current NHLs as well as 1 withdrawn NHL, and hence the overall count of 83 is due to crediting one (Eads Bridge) to Missouri.
* [http://www.nps.gov/history/nhl/ National Historic Landmarks Program, at National Park Service]